Avoiding Pressure Ulcers WUK 2013

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ELIMINATING AVOIDABLE

PRESSURE ULCERS IN THE REAL WORLD: SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES THIS CONFERENCE IS AIMED AT: TISSUE VIABILITY SPECIALISTS, DISTRICT NURSES, LINK NURSES, NURSING HOME NURSES, PODIATRISTS, PRACTICE NURSES, STAFF NURSES

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PRESSURE ULCERS

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TUESDAY 19 MARCH 2013 THE PALACE HOTEL MANCHESTER

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hile significant national efforts to eliminate avoidable pressure ulcers (APUs) have been made in recent years, tissue viability nurses are confronted by a range of dayto-day challenges in achieving an APU incidence rate of zero.

In response, Wounds UK will hold an intensive one-day event providing practical advice on how to achieve national targets of eliminating APUs. The focus will be on recognising problems and offering realistic solutions. The meeting will be centred on the following objectives: Identifying a common language – What are avoidable

pressure ulcers?

Understanding incidence and consequence: Facts and figures

on sacral pressure ulcers, heel ulcers and device-related pressure ulcers

Recognising and resolving setting- and patient-specific

issues in the community, intensive care, paediatrics and mental health

Roles, responsibilities and practical recommendations for

pressure ulcer prevention in the operating theatre

Rob Yates Publishing Director, Wounds UK

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SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Jacqui Fletcher, Ambition Lead, NHS Midlands and East Kath Vowden, Nurse Consultant, Acute and Chronic Wounds, Bradford Royal Infirmary Peter Vowden, Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Visiting Professor of Wound Healing Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University of Bradford

PROGRAMME 08.00–09.00 Registration and refreshments 09.00–09.15 Chair’s welcome and introduction Kath Vowden, Nurse Consultant, Acute and Chronic Wounds, Bradford Royal Infirmary

09.15–10.00 Putting your case forward: Working with numbers and costs Prevalence and incidence: Accurate and fair data collection Counting the costs: Facts and figures

10.00–10.45 Heel ulcers: Finding a common language Peter Vowden, Consultant Vascular Surgeon and Visiting Professor of Wound Healing Research, Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University of Bradford Kath Vowden, Nurse Consultant, Acute and Chronic Wounds, Bradford Royal Infirmary Correct diagnosis: Is it a diabetic foot ulcer or a pressure ulcer?

Techniques for improved clinical assessment Key challenges: An interactive debate

10.45–11.30 Refreshments and exhibition viewing 11.30–12.15 Issues in reporting Concordance and dementia: Practical guidance Anita Kilroy-Findley, Tissue Viability Nurse AMH/LD, Leicester Solving problems with patient capacity challenges

Moisture lesions versus pressure ulcers Fiona Downie, Nurse Consultant Tissue Viability, Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Common pitfalls in accurate assessment: How to get it right

Working with the commissioners to set achievable CQUIN targets Jacqui Fletcher, Principal Lecturer, Senior Professional Tutor, Department of Dermatology andWound Healing, Cardiff University.

Representative from the Department of Health Strategies to achieve zero incidence of avoidable pressure ulcers

12.15–13.00 Educational symposium: Preventing pressure ulcers in surgical patients Supported by Covidien Sharon Bateman, Lead Nurse Wound Care, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Preventing pressure ulcers in theatre Case examples and practical recommendations Roles and responsibilities

13.00–14.30 Lunch and exhibition viewing 14.30–15.20 Sharing best practice through case studies Pressure ulcers in awkward areas Pauline Gilroy, West Hertfordshire Trust Tips for prevention of device-related pressure ulcers

Paediatrics Jane Willock, Senior Lecturer, University of Glamorgan Identifying at-risk groups and specific concerns in paediatrics

Questions and discussion

15.20–15.50 Tools in action Jacqui Fletcher, Principal Lecturer, Senior Professional Tutor, Department of Dermatology and Wound Healing, Cardiff University.

Representative from the Department of Health Safety thermometers: Current issues and a community perspective Plans and updates Suggestions for change: An interactive debate

15.50–16.00 Chair’s summary and conference close

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PRESSURE TUESDAY 19 MARCH 2013 ULCERS www.wounds-uk.com/events.php ONLINE BOOKING IS AVAILABLE AT

IN THE REAL WORLD: SOLUTIONS AND STRATEGIES

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Accommodation To book accommodation at a reduced rate please contact Reservation Highway on + 44 (0) 1423 525577 or at admin@reservation-highway.co.uk

Terms and conditions Cancellations and substitutions must be received in writing. This event is for healthcare professionals only. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The organisers reserve the right to refuse an application for space and cancel or amend events at any time.

Completed booking forms should be posted or faxed to: The Events Team, Wounds UK, 1.03 Enterprise House, 1–2 Hatfields, London, SE1 9PG Tel: +44 (020) 7627 1510 Fax: +44 (020) 7627 1570 Email: enquiries@wounds-uk.com